Emily Manolaros was admitted to The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) after she collapsed at school on March 1. The five-year-old was paralysed by Guillain Barre syndrome, a life-threatening disease where the immune system attacks nerves.

“She lost her speech, walking, movement – she was actually paralysed,” Ms Petrovska said. After laying motionless for four days she began to take her first steps unaided, which Ms Petrovska said was a miracle.

RCH neurologist Dr Jeremy Freeman said Guillain Barre syndrome was rare, affecting fewer than one in 100,000 Australian children each year.

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